Where Moong Is Grown
Rajasthan dominates kharif moong, grown on sandy soils in Nagaur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sikar and Jhunjhunu. Madhya Pradesh has built a large summer moong crop in Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram), Harda and Raisen, sown after wheat on irrigated land. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Bihar, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh also grow it.
How Moong Is Grown and Sold
Moong is a short crop of 60–75 days, which lets farmers fit it between other crops and improves the soil by fixing nitrogen. Varieties such as IPM 2-3, IPM 205-7 (Virat) and SML 668 are popular. Mills sell it as whole moong, moong chilka (split with skin) and moong dhuli (split, skinned). Large volumes go to namkeen makers for moong dal snacks and to sprout and health-food brands.
Season Calendar
Kharif moong
Sown July, harvested September–October; Rajasthan arrivals peak October–November.Summer moong
Sown March–April after wheat, harvested June in MP, Punjab and UP.Rabi moong
Grown in Odisha, Andhra and Tamil Nadu in winter.Moong Mandis
- Merta City Mandi, Nagaur, RajasthanIndia's best-known moong marketAboutExplore
- Jodhpur and Kekri, RajasthanRajasthan moong tradeAboutExplore
- Harda and Pipariya, Madhya PradeshSummer moong marketsAboutExplore
- Jaipur and Delhi pulses marketsWholesale moong tradeAboutExplore
- Olam Agri India Pvt LtdPulses sourcing and importsAboutExplore
- Mangat Ram Dal Mill Pvt LtdDelhi · dal miller and pulses supplierAboutExplore
- India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)Mumbai · trade body of pulses importers, millers and tradersAboutExplore
- NAFEDBuys pulses at MSP and holds the pulses bufferAboutExplore
- Tata Consumer Products LtdTata Sampann unpolished dals and besanAboutExplore
- AWL Agri Business LtdFortune besan and dals (formerly Adani Wilmar)AboutExplore
- Patanjali Foods LtdPatanjali dals and besanAboutExplore
- 24 Mantra Organic (Sresta Natural Bioproducts Pvt Ltd)Organic dalsAboutExplore
- Pro Nature Organic Foods Pvt LtdOrganic dalsAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online grocery; branded and loose dalsAboutExplore
Quality and Price Drivers
Moong is graded by colour (bright green fetches more), boldness and freedom from weevils and dull, rain-damaged grain. Prices depend on the Rajasthan kharif crop, the MP summer crop, government buying at MSP and the release of buffer stocks. Moong futures are suspended, so mandi prices at Merta City and Jodhpur are watched as benchmarks.
Moong by State
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